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An article from J. P F. is published in
the monthly report of the South Carolina
Department of Agriculture as to the grow
ing of papaw as fiber plant. He says:
\ new industry might be started. not
only giving pleasure but considerable profit
to those who would engage in it, and re-
quiring little or no capital. The common
papaw bark has a fiber that is equal to the
best hemp or flax, somewhat superior in
strength. A grove can be started without
any future culture outside of preparing
the land to plant the seed. After growth
of two years the young shoots can be cut
and placed in pure water, and let them re-
main for two months. then taken out and
stripped of the bark, which can be done
readily. The fiber will be of pure white
color, while the outer bark will be of the
color of hemp and very strong. l have
been making use of it for years for hame
strings and other purposes about my farm.
L have some now on hand, but it was not
carefully prepared, as the sprouts were
placed in muddy water and only intended
for ordinary farm USE The smallest
string can be used with needle as common
thread, and will last equally as long.
After cutting the shoots they will sprout
out from the stumps and be ready for the
next years crop. Another advantage, the
trees will grow on both bottom and up
land. The writer now has grove grow
ing on common upland that. was planted
from the seed. Now that machinery has
been invented for deeorticating ramie and
iute, | can't see why it would not answer
the same purpose for the papaw.
Many of our river and creek bottoms
have become so uncertain as to crops, par
ticularly the lowest and best lands, that it
might be well to devote those lands to
some other crop that, if flooded, the farm
ers would sustain no loss thereby. | have
never seen it tried, but l am satisfied if
the fiber is properly prepared that it will
make very superior cloth. hope some
one else will give their experience, and
that the experiment will be made.
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Koku is 5.1S bushels; Ala Tan=One Acre
l kin-11s lb. ayoirdupois.

AVERAGE YIELD-0THER LEADING CROPS
If these figures be correct, the average
yield per acre is 27.7S bushels of rice, 10
bushels of barley and 12.S bushels of wheat.
This last rather exceeds the average of the
United States, which is certainly remark
able, considering the very poor quality of
the soil and remembering that the land
has been steadily cropped for centuries.
The sugar / understand is made from
sorghum.
In addition to the products enumerated
in the table there are raised vast quantities
of beans, lentils, millet, and also yams and
other roots, and considerable amounts of
grapes, oranges, persimmons and other
fruits 1t will be observed that the grass
and hay cut no figure in the yield of the
land. This is due to the lack of domestic
animals. Being almost without COWS and
horses, they have no need of hay.
A glance at the figures shows us that rice
is the staple food of the people Next
come barley and rye, and after them,
wheat, unless beans or lintels is a still
larger crop. This fact that rice is the
great product of the soil, has, | think,
shaped the style and fashion of their agri-
culture. Rice must be flooded with water
in its infancy and needs profuse irrigation
in all its stages,
EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL TERRACE
WORK.
To this end the land must be level and
the supply of water abundant. These
customs have modified all the agriculture
of Japan. All Il cultivated land is care
fully leveled, no matter whether it is hill
or valley. The hills are terraced at i'm
mense labor, and the plains are cut up into
unreasonable little level plats of ground of
all shapes and sizes, according to the slope
and shape Of the surface. Around Toxic
or kioto the hills are not much cultivated,
but back of Nagasaki they are shaped into
an endless number of terraces-little
narrow strips of land, often not over six or
eight feet wide, and carefully sustained by
bank walls of stone. The traveller in Ger
many remembers the terraced vineyards of
the Rhine and Moselle, with wonder at the
labor spent in creating the SOIL but these
are nothing to the care taken to reduce the
Nagasaki hills to condition where they
are capable of japanese cultivation. These
terrace walls are often five or six feet high
and of stone; but in the valleys the walls
are of earth, frequently not over foot or
eighteen inches high-just enough to re-
duce the surface to level.
These little plats of ground of course
cannot be plowed, they are generally too
small, and are turned over by hard manual
labor, the tools used being heavy hoe
with long blade like garden spade.
You may often see women, as well as men,
welding this huge implement, which must
be a very severe days work. Occasionally
you see a man ploughing some unusually
large field with single bullock or pony
hitched to very rude and primitive pillow.
ITO be continued.
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MIKE AND THE MINISTER Tut, tut,
Mixer said the minister to the hired man,
as he came out of the house just in time to
overhear some rather heated remarks. 'you
mustn't use that kind of language; it's very
wicked" "But, sor, | run the lawn mower
into that little apple-tree stump, an l was
going fast, sor" "Ah ah, see Did the
handle take you on about the third button
of the vest, Mike ?' "a thrihe below it,
sor." And you were going fast you say,
Mikeg was on trot, sor" "Ah yes,
| did not know the circumstances" "Can
| swear about it thin, ?7 Just little,
Mike, just little after go in, if you feel
as if it would do you any good. / ran the
lawn mower into that stump myself once p
-Dakotq Bel
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For the RECoRD-UNIoN.l
A WISH.

A WISH.
Here now fain would rest
With friends that | love best,
Mid zephyrs sweet;
Begirt by purple vines.
And tall and fragrant pines,
In this retreat.
The din of crowded towns.
And dark misfortune'S frowns
Shall not come here;
The poisoned shafts of hate,
And greed insatiate,
need not fear.
Songs of devotion blend
With prayers that ascend
To God above;
Hearts touched by Sorrows need
Like guardian angels speed
On deeds of love.
More worthy far are they
Who through each passing day
Have kindness shown,
Than heroes brave and wise,
Who through long struggles rise
Unto throne.
Speed, speed the day when DER
The land from shore to shore
Love shall prevail:
When ISLANDERS tongue of fire
And PASSIONS low desire
Shall fade and fail.
When that great day shall rise,
And from the glowing skies
The Lord comes down,
Amid the pure and meek
The Savior blest shall seek
Gems for His crown.
- T. J. RICHARDS
st. Helena, August %, 1887.
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SCARCITY AND USE OF FERTILIZERS.


Another popularity resulting from the
want of domestic animals, is the absence.
of barns on the little farms. Where there
are no animals to house no barns are
NEEDED. OF course the supply of barn-vard
manure, so much relied upon in the older
countries, is entirely lacking. This want
does not seem so strange to the farmer in
California, whose work is generally on Il
large scale, which precludes manuring the
land, and where virgin soil needs only
rest and deep blowing for its recuperation.
Bat well remember how carefully every
thing was saved on the little farms in
New England, that could help the
exhausted, WORKOUT soils, and all the
care could not keep the lands from
from wearing out. But the Japanese
farmer has no barn yard to refresh his lit
tie plot of ground and give him his one,
two or even three crops year, and he
practices many expedients to fill the gap.
He digs deep and turns over fresh soil
every year; he brings down from the hills.
when they are near, loads of fresh earth
and spreads it over his ground If his
| farm is near to the sea he uses sea-weed
and fish as manure; but, above all, his
main reliance, especially near the cities, is
nlght-Soll and urine, which with us nearly
| all runs to waste. About the farmhouse
everything of this kind is carefully pre-
served. In the cities water-closets are I'M
known, and every night the vaults and
urinals are emptied and their contents
taken to the country, many miles away.
All this material is placed in watts made
for the purpose in the fields, and covered
with rice straw awnings to keep off the hot
sun and the rain. There it lies for months,
till it has thoroughly fermented, when it
is ready for use. 1t is then dipped out in
buckets, carried to the growing crops and
carefully sprinkled about the young plants.
This process is repeated several times dur
ing the season. Sometimes piles of rice
straw or chaff or old leaves are saturated
with the mixture and left to rot, when this
product is used as we sometimes put stable
manure under hill of corn.
This economy of material is all that has
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For delicacy of flavor, CAPITAL HAMS are not ex-
celed by any Ham in the world. They cost more than
ordinary Hams but are sold at only slight profit the
sumner thus getting value received even when paying
somewhat more than for other avorite brands
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WASTE LAND AND IT'S USAGE.

The hills and mountains are generally
bold and steep, and are but little cult
waited, only the lower parts being put to
use, and then only after being terraced into
level plats of ground. As they keep no
fiocks of sheep or herds of cattle the higher
parts of the hills are of no use for grazing,
and are thinly inhabited, and unused ex-
cept for the raising of trees. The Japanese
may well teach us a lesson of economy and
good management here, for they plant
many thousands of acres of these waste
lands with forests, and thus they save the
hills from being denuded. and preserve the
uniform flow of the streams, while
the hills yield them constant supply
of timber. Although the country has
been densely populated for centuries,
and all the buildings are of
wood, there has been little occasion to i'm
port timber, for their own hills yield them
an ample supply by this sagacious manage
ment.
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EBNER BROS,
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

FOLSOM WATER POWER COMPANY, 10
Francisco, California. Location of works, Fol-
som, Sacramento county, California. Notice is
hereby given, that at a meeting of the Di-ec-
tors, held on the 31st day of August, 1887. an
assessment of thee (3) dollars per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the corporation,
payable Immediately in United States; gold
coin, to the Secretary at the office of the com
pany, 5O7 Montgomery street, San Francisco,
Cal, rooms Is and IA. Any stock upon which
this assessment shall remain unpaid on
WEDNESDAY, the 9Th day of October, 1887,
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on WEDN ESDAY, the 26th
day of October 1887, TO pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale,
HORATIo P. LIvERMoRE, Secretary.
Folsom5Water Power Company, rooms 13 and
II, 507 Montgomery street, San Francisco Cal.
Saws
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the liver and kidneys, try the peculiar
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If you want a Number One Carpet
woven on short notice, send it TO MARY S. cow
GER, S02 NJ street. If
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/ was afflicted with Hay Fever for seven
years-Elys Cream Balm cured me entirely.
H. d. CALLAHAN l. & st. L. r. R., Terre Haute,
Ind. feS-1y
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8. 8. & e. L. southworth. Dentists, Sac
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L have been a periodical sufferer from
Hay Fever Ia most annoying and loathsome
affiiction) since the summer of 1879, and until
used Ely's Cream Balm was ever able to find
any relief until cold weather. l can truthfully
say that Cream Balm cured me. regard it as
of great value and would not be without it
during the Hay Fever season.
feS-1y L. NJ. GEORGIA, Bipghamton N Y.
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NOTICE TO CREDIToRs-EsT OF
N JACOB GABLE, deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned. ELLEN GA
deceased, to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary affidavits or vouch-
ers within four months after the first publica.
ton of this notice, to said executrix at the of
fee of A L. Hart, at No. 1861 ] street, Sacra-
mento city, California. ELLEN GABLE
Dated September q 1887.
A. L. HART, Attorney for Executrix So Ats
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NOTICE TO ESTATE OF
IN LUCY C. WILLIAMS, deceased. Notice
is hereby given by the undersigned, LEWELLYN
WILLIAMS. administrator of the estate of LUCY
c. WILLIAMS, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against said deceased,
to exhibit them. with the necessary afiidavits
or vouchers, within ten moiths after the first
publication of this notice, to the undersigned,
at his office at the Pioneer Mills, in the city of
Sacramento.
Dated August IL, 1887.
LEWELLYS WILLIAMS Administrator.
CATLIS K WHITE, Attorneys for Administrator,
au13-5t5
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Advice to mothers.-Mrs. Wlnslow's
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by relieving the child from pain, and the little
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regulates the bowels, and is the best known
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PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS OF JAPAN:
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POOR EMPRESS CARLoTTA

Came often to this very spot when she
lived in Cuernavaca and once she fright
ened an attendant by walking boldly along
tiny shelf of rock far beyond point of
safety. Above tower gigantic walls of
basalt, and below tyawns the gravelly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
ANOTHER FRENCH CABINET

Every Ministerial crisis in France nowadays
Is a confession Of incompetence on the part OF
the Deputies to deal with financial questions.
Tho Ministers of Finance are as rule accom-
nlisbed experts in that department, and make
iudioions recommendations for legislation OF
which there is most urgent need. The Budget
Committee will not act upon this advice. A
year ago NJ Carnot, after struggling as his
predecessors had donc against the immense
floating debt outstanding, proposed to fund II
TO the amount of 100000 by loan at low
interest. thereby raising the national debt to
So. 900 100000. This was the only sensible
course to pursue, as any prudent business man
would havo perceived, but tho Budget Com
rittee fritered away six months in revising
tho figures and finally struck out the funding
project, recommending an intricate income
tax and economy in its place. The Goblet
Ministry has not proposed radical a meas
ure Of relief as NJ. Carnot's, but the Deputies
will not sanction its budget They have
adopted vague resolutions in favor OF economy
and have left the Ministry powerless to effect
any financial reform. The Ministry, which
has not been in of1ico six months, has promptly
resigned
France does not need great financier. The
main relief measure that is required is broad
scheme. first for funding the floating debt.
which is now carried at the cost Of every
Finance Minister'S peace of mind and secondly
for refunding the national debt at lower rates.
These reforms arc urged by each successive
Ministry, but the Deputies content themselves
with passing resolutions in favor OF rotrrnch-
mont and withhold tho authority required Tor
reorganzing the financial system on broad
scale. This incapacity Of the Legislature Tor
dealing with practical questions of absolute
necessity is imparing the prestige OF repub-
lican institutions abroad The formation OF
new Government is not a matter Of much con
soouence AZ NJ Goblet was not expected to
do more than fill short gap in the Admins
tration This he has done. The mercural
NJ do Freyoinct is now in fresh spirits from
having had a six months vacation. he can
probably be depended upon to form new
Ministry. SO long as NJ. Boulangcr has perma-
mont tenure Of the War Office, tho French de
mocracv Ia indifferent to Cabinet crises. A
for financial reforms, apparently it does not
want them. ii fears lest the great army OF
small investors may become hostile to the re
publc IL tho rates Of interest arc disturbed 10y
prudent reforrncrs. Affairs 60 from bad to
worse but il is not disturbed for IL thinks
that at the worst the separation Of Church and
Stato can be effected and tho budget balanced
In that way.
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THE QUEEN VISITS THE ISLAND.


MUCH INTERESTED in THE INSTITUTIONS THERE
AT THE THEATRE IN THE EVENING.
The little steamer Minnahanonck lay at her pier at
East Twenty-sxth-st yesterday morning, swelling with
pride and steam for about to cruise arOundIhe
harbor with live Queen and her suite Oh board. About
II o'clock Queen Kapolani. accompanied by all her at
tendans except General Domnis and the Princess who
is not yet recovered from her indsposon boarded the
steamer They escorted by Mayor Hewitt and Com
mssioners Porter and Brennan Tho Mayor had planned
a sail and trip Blackwelrs Island for her Majesty
DR. and Mrs smlnonds, Miss Hewitt. Suyv SAINT Fish,
Mrs Dagren Mrs. Patterson, Mrs Charles H. Flint ana
Frederick III. Allen.
Her Majesty was dressed in black and wore cloak
with fur and a yellow fuzzy collar The steamer went
pstream some ten miles and then returned TO the lower
landing of Blackwers Island Her Majesty, Gaming on
the MAYORS arm headed the procession and led the way
10 the Charity Hospital She Inspected several wards ana
looked kind and mothery and interested that some OF
the women patients almost tempted 10 swap baby
stories with her Tho Queen talked HAWAIIAN mOther taK
10 the babies who understood all that she said
The next place visited the Nurses New Home, ana
and was greatly interested The party then went 10 the
Pententiary and taken through the cell corrdors
The Queen Inspected the dark cell with consldoraDle curl
oslty and then looked at the deir1um tremens cell
Warden Pillsbury said that he would show hOr Majesty
tho prisons big snake, and presently inonOtJhOus
shufng was heard and around the corner came band
of conyicts shuing along IN lOck5tep, drearylOoknS
snake and wretched combine"
Some OF the female lunatfcs gave performance IN
their theatre which the royal party seemed TO ENJOY
Then ali visited the Almshouse the Workhouse ana re-
turned 10 the steamer about o'clock the royal party
arrived at the Victoria Hotel about O'Clock =.
In the evening the visitors saw performance Vi
Errninie at tho Casino. -, -. .
This morning the Queen and her party will visit some
~ thc ubc schools under the escort OF Mayor heWl
and a committee OF the Board OF Education.
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Canadian journey. The columns OF IHE
TRIBUNE contained descriptions OF the Iiots
then occurring in Toronto and Kingston not
unlike those given this week Of Mr.. O'Brien's
reception.
Orange Loyalty judged by this comparative
test. is a. most uncertain quantity The cities
which have been anxious to bar out the Irish
leader and to vindicate by scenes of black
euardism the honor of the Queens representa-
live, made tho visit of the Prince of Wales the
occasion of public tumut and riotous disturb
ance Mr.. O'Brien had chance for most
effective parallel when he addressed the dis
orderly assemblage which interrupted, in
suited and weIl-nigh silenced him. He might
bave congratulated himself upon sharing the
inhosptality once shown to the future King
Of England
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ACCIDENT TO MADAME JANAUSCHEK.
THE ACTRESS FALLS DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS
AND Is SEVERELY INJURED.

TIE ACTRESS FALLS DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS
AND IS SEVERELY INJURED
NEWPORT, Il l., May Is (SPeciab. Last night Madame
anauschek met with painful accident which will COM
rc the dsbandng her company and the probable can
ceiling OF all dates for the remainder OF the season After
the performance Madame Janauschek who is staying at
the Ferry House, another part OF the hotel to
visit a u ember Of the company who was ILL., and on re-
turning 10 her either lost her way or being
unable to see clearly made turn in tho wrong direction
and fell down the entire flight OF stairs leading 10 the
dining room from tho second story hall The proprietor
and night clerk heard heavy fall, went to the
stairs and found the actress lying at the loot
The IN ured woman was taken TO her ROOM natural
bone.seter one OF the Sweet family. summoned and
found that OF the bones OF the right forearm hhd Deeh
fractured the body badly bruised In various parts
The fal aud consequent injuries will bear heavily
he actress who we'll advanced In years, and Will Keep
her con fined to bed for several weeks The gamens
OF her right ankle badly strained and the right slide
OF neI head is cut she well several memb rs OF
ber company states positively that the hall not
lighted but this denied by the landlord. eHe was to
pay In New Bedford this evening where there had been
a largo sale OF seats.
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DIR. CROSBY CANNOT UNDERSTAND IT.

To ne Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR am utterly at loss TO understand the action Of
Mr. Hamilton and other Republicans in voting against
the order TO third reading OF the Yedder bill Mr. Ham
ilten and whom refer voted for the High
License BILL and the vedder bill is similar effort to
curb power Of the saloon The plea that 1t taxes the
city Of New-York disproportionately is plea OF gos
samer am taxpayer ana would rejoice to have New
York City do proportonately than the rest of tho
state-for WHAT For reducing the taxes Besides 1t Is
not NewYork City that would bear this disproporon,
but business In the city that curses taxpayers with
excessive taxesa business which for this should
be limited and restricted in every So the excuse
that the bill oppressive TO New York City is absurd
Surely no Republican Assemblyman will be willing to
bear the burden of opposing bill such indefensbe
ground, when its whole eject will DO TO promote the
most needed reform It will be severe blow TO the
reputation Of the Republican party as the party OF high
moral motive IL the Assembly its position 90
rightoously taken on the High License bill Yours
truly, HOWARD CkosBf'
Ne.o. York, May Is, 1887.